Kenyan court jails ex-sports minister for six years over graft

Former Kenyan sports minister Hassan Wario looks on during his sentencing for corruption charges in connection with the 2016 Rio Olympics funds, at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced a former sports minister to six years in prison after finding him guilty over the siphoning of funds meant for athletes in the Brazil Olympics five years ago.

The East African nation enjoyed its most successful Olympics in Rio, winning six gold medals, six silvers and one bronze in track and field, but the performance was blighted by claims of corruption among senior government officials and team bosses.